Derek Winnert

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Gregory’s Two Girls ** (1999, John Gordon Sinclair, Carly McKinnon, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Dougray Scott, John Murtagh) Classic Movie Review 9339

The beloved 1980 Scottish comedy classic Gregory’s Girl gets a belated sequel in Bill Forsyth’s 1999 romantic comedy Gregory’s 2 Girls [Gregory’s Two Girls], with Gregory (John Gordon Sinclair) now a gangly English teacher, back […]

Feb, 02

Strictly Sinatra ** (2001, Ian Hart, Kelly Macdonald, Brian Cox, Alun Armstrong) – Classic Movie Review 8,877

Ian Hart from Liverpool manages a decent Scots accent and a nifty vocal impression of Frank Sinatra, as Toni Cocozza, a Scottish-Italian club crooner obsessed with Ol’ Blue Eyes, in writer-director Peter Capaldi’s 2001 romantic […]

Sep, 03

Nightmare **** (1956, Edward G Robinson, Kevin McCarthy, Connie Russell, Virginia Christine) – Classic Movie Review 8394

Kevin McCarthy stars in producers William H Pine and William C Thomas’s 1956 little black and white film noir gem Nightmare as Stan Grayson, a jazz musician in New Orleans who wakes from a dream […]

Apr, 24

Artists and Models *** (1955, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Shirley MacLaine, Dorothy Malone, Eddie Mayehoff, Eva Gabor, Anita Ekberg) – Classic Movie Review 6621

Co-writer director Frank Tashlin’s 1955 comedy vehicle for Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis is co-written by actor Don McGuire, Lewis’s friend, who also co-wrote the weak Martin and Lewis film Three Ring Circus (1954). The comedy is […]

Jan, 30

Dreams [Yume] **** (1990, Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baishô, Toshie Negishi) – Classic Movie Review 6427

The great Japanese writer-director Akira Kurosawa’s fascinating 1990 fantasy drama film is deeply personal work from the maestro, then aged 80, based on his actual dreams. It was Golden Globe nominated as Best Foreign Language […]

Dec, 18

A Nightmare on Elm Street 6: Freddy’s Dead – The Final Nightmare * (1991, Robert Englund, Lisa Zane, Shon Greenblatt, Lezlie Deane) – Classic Movie Review 5927

‘You Think You Know About Dreams… You Know Nothing!’ Director Rachel Talalay’s 1991 horror movie is the feeble, alleged end of the A Nightmare on Elm Street saga, supposedly putting Freddy Krueger to his final […]

Aug, 17

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child ** (1989, Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Kelly Jo Minter, Danny Hassel) – Classic Movie Review 5926

‘Freddy has a son’! Robert Englund is back as old pizza face Freddy Krueger, who has resurrected himself through the dreams of the unborn child of his pregnant teenage arch-enemy Dream Master Alice Johnson (Lisa […]

Aug, 17

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